Definitions for occiputˈɒk səˌpʌt, -pət; ɒkˈsɪp ɪ tə

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

oc•ci•putˈɒk səˌpʌt, -pət; ɒkˈsɪp ɪ tə(n.)(pl.)oc•ci•puts, oc•cip•i•ta

  1. the back part of the head or skull.

    Category: Anatomy

Origin of occiput:

1350–1400; ME < L, =oc-oc - +-ciput, comb. form of caput head

Princeton's WordNet

  1. occiput(noun)

    back part of the head or skull

Wiktionary

  1. occiput(Noun)

    The back part of the head or skull (contradistinct from sinciput).


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